June and Hannah: The Longest Night

The Fourth Chapter in Hannah's Chronicles

What was different about today? It was sunny, cheerful, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky! All was swell in the life of June. June was practicing her dancing in her backyard and she was just enjoying the midday breeze. She watched her own hair flow through the hair like the wings of a bird. June danced and played by herself for hours and hours and finally she needed to rest. She lied down beneath a large tree in her back yard and began to think. She was thinking of Hannah, the girl who as actually caused her and her friends trouble for the last few years. Hannah didn't like June, nor did June really like Hannah. Hannah had been very mean to June recently, along with Annie as well. June just really didn't want to have to see Hannah again. She took a deep breathe and shut her eyes. She had almost fallen asleep when a small, lemon yellow butterfly flew by and landed on her nose. June didn't flinch, she just giggled to herself. The butterfly reminded her of her friends. Her close friends that always made her happy, somewhat like a butterfly. June's joy was quickly brought back down when she remembered that her friends weren't around today. Leo and his sister Annie had gone out of town with their parents. Quincy was at home, but was kind of sick and in no condition to be running around. June was still enjoying her self nonetheless, but she missed her friends. She shut her eyes again and now this time was cast into slumber.

June slept in her back yard for several hours until she was awakened by a trickle of rain on her forehead. She quickly got up but was a little dizzied from the headrush, and ran inside to get out from the rain. Once she was inside, she dried off for a bit and then noticed something way out of the ordinary. June's mother was sitting on the couch talking with Hannah! June's mom turned around to see June looking at her like she had done something wrong. June's mom explained that Hannah was new around here and needed somebody to be friends with so she had invited Hannah over for a sleep over with June. Of course, June's Mother really didn't know even half of the story. June tried her best to act hospitable for Hannah, but found it a lot harder then she thought it would be.

At dinner June remained quiet. She watched Hannah, who ate all of the delicious food that June's Mother had prepared. Not only had June's day gone from spectacular to dreaded, the weather had changed as well. It was sunny and warm out earlier, but now it was pouring buckets. There were cracks of lightning and growls of thunder. June could tell that this made Hannah uneasy, even though she didn't say it. Later that evening, June and Hannah had gotten into conversation while playing a board game. June hadn't realized that she was actually being very nice to Hannah, just as Hannah was very warming to her. Unfortunately, Hannah's friendliness was just an act. Although Hannah never mentioned it and June never figured it out, Hannah had the whole night planned out.

9:00pm came around and June's mother came to tuck June into bed. Both girls were rather small and June had a larger then normal bed, so June agreed to just share the bed with Hannah for the night. When anybody has a friend over they don't just sleep. They almost always talk until they put each other to sleep. This night was no exception. Neither of the girls were tired and both had become closer. June had totally forgotten that this was the same girl that made her cry just a while back. June trusted Hannah for some reason, this wasn't exactly a good thing though. The night went on and more conversations came and past until Hannah asked June a question that made her a little bit uneasy.

"Hey June?" Hannah asked innocently, "What do you think of Leo?" The question made June jump a little.

"What do you mean by that?" June asked trying to avoid the topic.

"I mean, do you like him?" Hannah asked totally unaware that June was now nervous. June kind of liked Leo, but she wasn't in any state to tell Hannah that.

"Not like a crush," June whispered. "He has been my close friend for well over three years." June was trying her best to sound convincing. That was not the answer Hannah wanted, so she kept interrogating June.

"So how close are him and Quincy?" Hannah asked tilting her head toward June.

June was a little uneasy about answering all of these things about Leo. "They are really close," June said. "They practice their music all the time," June finished. Still Hannah didn't have the information that she wanted.

Hannah thought for a moment. "What about his sister?" Hannah asked as if she already knew what June would say.

June had to ask something now. "Why?" she told Hannah.

"I just want to know more about you guys," Hannah said in reply. "If you don't trust me then I understand," Hannah said putting a ton of guilty feelings on June.

June answered the question directly. "Leo would do anything for Annie. He is very protective of her." June paused, "If anything were to happen to her then he would do anything a make sure that she was okay." June finished, regretting all of the information about Leo she just let out. Hannah found what she needed. She had the right knowledge about Leo now to proceed with her plan.

For the rest of the night the two girls talked about more random topics. Hannah never told her anything about her or Big Jet. She couldn't let out any of her plans yet. June came to realize that just because Hannah was the pilot of Big Jet didn't make her at all mean. Hannah was truly a nice girl just with despicably bad intentions. June could later tell that Hannah was asleep finally. But now June couldn't sleep. She was overwhelmed about what she had said and she wondered why Hannah wanted to know so much about Leo. June wanted to cry now, for she thought that she had put Leo in danger. June was correct, Leo was now in a state of unknown danger, but nobody knew that except for Hannah. June looked at the clock, it was almost three in the morning and she still couldn't sleep. June cleared her mind, said her prayer, and finally cast off to slumber.

The next morning, Hannah had already left without saying goodbye to anybody. It was only 7:30 when June woke up and Hannah was already gone. She was thankful for this because now after what she did, June wanted Hannah out of her room, her house. June wanted Hannah out of her life. Although June was totally unaware of this, Hannah had won again. She got what she wanted from June.

Hannah was no longer interested in "beating" the Little Einsteins. She lost to them too many times for too long, that "beating" them wouldn't be enough whatsoever. She just wanted the Little Einsteins gone forever, and that's exactly what she was aiming for with her plan.

-Part 5 will be out shortly-